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Not Simple (2010)

by Natsume Ono(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1421532204 (ISBN13: 9781421532202)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

VIZ Media LLC

review 1: A mixture of warmth, compassion, and devastating sadness. In many ways a beautiful and challenging book. Several stories entwine to reveal Ian's history and life story. Characters fall in love but not all happiness is destined to last and this story begins at the end. Jim, Kylie, and Ian all feel like very real people and their problems are equally real. Not Simple is far from a typical story and the title works on several levels.
review 2: Natsume Ono at her best. She is a master of creating a special kind of atmosphere, and this time her characters and story go extremely well with that talent. "Not Simple" lives up to its title and offers a nuanced story that goes inside its main character's psychology and exposes the complexities of a young mind emerging fr... moreom the turmoil of uncertainty, trauma and guilt.The structure of the novel is also quite ambitious; it experiments with the perception of reality and the subjectivity of memory. All in all an impressive read that one won't easily forget. less

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